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An offshoot of
this is the concept of the Chirag Children's
Centre. For a small fee of Rs 10 a month, every Sunday, for
three hours, village kiosks throughout the n-Logue network become
hubs for children to pursue interests and educational needs, improve awareness,
think independently, voice thoughts and express opinions. Activities
include reading and maths, games, colouring, listening to and recording songs, chatting online and sending email, watching movies, and using iSee software to chat with people from other villages. On weekdays, the children can also come twice a month and use the kiosk for an hour.
Each launch brings in an average of 100 children!
With the addition
of books, of high quality, these Centres have
been transformed into little village libraries — a high point for
children who come there. As part of its constant effort to reach its books
to all children all over the country, Tulika is pleased to be involved in
this project. Sponsored by Asha for
Education,
an NGO working to promote literacy, about 26 titles, in English, Tamil and
Kannada, were selected and sent by Tulika to each of 15 n-Logue kiosks.
And one of our greatest delights has been the sight of children, to whom
our books may otherwise not have been accessible, poring over them, often
English and Tamil versions of the same book side by side, learning to
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